The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-01
NEWS or THE 42d DISTRICT.
items of interest Gathered in by The Sun
Reporters and Taken from our
Exchanges.
TRAVERSE COUNTY.

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ing geological discovery is not made
in Traverse county. Browns Valley
is the proud possessor of Glowing
well' of mineral water. Coal finds
without number have been reported
and the latest is the reported discov-
cry Of natural gas in we'll on the
farm of Jas. Flood, In Arthur town
ship.
The Browns Valley G. A. r. will
give an encampment Sept. 1st.
Browns Valley w. c. T. U. has
opened circulating library.
Jas. a. Doran, a Delano attorney,
has opened an Office in Wheaton.
Browns Valley Reporter: A spirit
of reform has spread it's wings over
the cross-road village of w heaton.
The store there is to be closed on
Sundays, whiskey selling to be regu-
lated by license; IA Jail to pe built, and
only one street fight is to be allowed
IN one Qay hereafter.
Browns Valley has bigamy case.
Frank Benoit. who had wife in Wis
consin whom he had deserted several
years ago being the guilty party, and
Mrs. Burns, a widow with three chill
dren being the victim to his wooing
and winsome ways. They were mar
ried two months when, the other day
tell tale letter told the newly made
bride the awful secret. Benoit sud
denly meandered out of town and the
presence of his enraged victim.
BIG sAoNE COUNTY.
The Ortonville Headlight objects to
the business men of that place throw
ing horse shoes for amusement on the
grounds that it is taken as a sign that
the town isead enough to bury. 1t
prefers that ''they sit on dry goods
boxes and tell lies az that may be
the means Of bringing out ideas Of
advantage to the town.
Dan Pegg, a deck.hand on the F. D.
Underwood, tell overheard while the
boat was2 under full speed. coming
from Foster Thursday, and was near
ly drowned when 6shed out.
Louis Stark was unfortunate to get
his leg broken yesterday, by a horse
kicking him. He WAS sitting OIL the
dray hanging his feet In front.
HERMAN.
Nothing transpired, or perspired,
which they say means the same thing,
during the last week of much interest
to your readers.
Geo. Wilcox threshed his crop in
Eldorado and got 300 bushels where he
last year measured 1000; and several
parties hereabouts make similar COM
plants.
Capt. Gibson, ex-county auditor of
this county is spending his time at
Browns Valley over hauling the books
of the auditor and treasurer. lie says
it will take two good weeks yet before
the committee can report.
The township of Logan, in which
:his village is LOCATED, has called a
special meeting for Sept. 3, to decide
what to do about paying bonds issued
for the purpose OF building its court
house some years ago. There is some
question as to their validity and also
whether the village is liable for
part. We may look for litigation on
the subject.
Editor Belyea's scissor clippings on
the gopher bounty question are. to say
the least, very good-SEE THE Sun.
The Herman cornet band will give
an entertainment Thursday evening.
First class music and dancing is the
program.
The elevators are getting light re-
ceipts so far and complain of the
quality.
Mrs. c.. A. Knox delivered a lee
ture here last Sunday evening at the
NJ. E. church-subject, temperance
under the auspices Of the w. C. T.
IT. She had a good house.